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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in online learning have enabled humans in all parts of the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning organizations are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants make sure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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